Confluence of Opposites

SR No.: 006704
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain
Publication Year: 1921
Total Pages: 422
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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GENERAL SURVEY
And of life's actions done for Mazda ; And the kingdom (be) to Ahura, Whom (the Ahu, or the Ratu) He has appoint
ed as nourisher to the poor."-ERE. I.
238. This is to be recited not only at the time of ceremonial worship but also in connection with the ordinary duties and work. The scriptures of Parsism, which have come down to us only in fragments, also mention Mithra as á deity to be worshipped, but I propose to deal with Mitbraism separately in one of the subsequent lectures. It may, however, be mentioned here that Metempsychosis is openly taught in certain of the Parsi Books, e. g., Mihabad (see Fountainhead of Religion, pp. 156-158.) The bright, all-happy, "blissful abode of the Holy Ones" (SBE. XXIII, page 34) is the place where the Residents know neither sickness, nor pain nor death. This seems to correspond to the Sidba Sila of the Jainas on reaching which sickuess and sorrow are parted from for ever and where the soul enjoys immeasurable happiness, eternal life and all-embracing knowledge.
Judaism is the ancient creed of the Jews whose god is Jehovah or Jahweh. He is the maker of the universe and also of all things. He made the first pair of human beings, and placed them in the Garden of Eden which he planted, and which contained, among others, a tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and one of Life. Man disobeyed Jehovah's injunction, and, at the instance of